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Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food

Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades.

Reuters

Pakistan to raise taxes on rich, ban some car buying to secure IMF bailout

Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday the government would raise taxes on the rich and ban government officials from buying new cars, amid pressure to control the fiscal deficit and secure International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout money.

Reuters

Sri Lanka tycoon Dhammika Perera to replace president's brother in parliament

One of Sri Lanka's richest businessmen will replace the president's brother in parliament, a ruling party official said on Friday, as the cash-strapped country moves forward on talks for a bailout plan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Reuters

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IMF delegation to visit crisis-hit Sri Lanka this month for talks

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Sri Lanka on June 20 for talks as the country looks for a loan programme from the lender to deal with its worst economic crisis in seven decades, the prime minister's office said on Friday.

Reuters

IMF welcomes India's decision to relax ban on wheat exports

However, it is concerned over curtaiing exports of commodity goods, including food and fuel by 30 other nations.

The Hindu

IMF Names Resident Representative for Lebanon to Continue Reform Talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has picked a resident representative for Lebanon, the multilateral lender's spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday. Rice, who did not specify who had been named for the position, added the IMF will continue its talks on an economic reform program with the country. The IMF…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Willing to work with India to help Sri Lanka, says China

New Delhi has made great efforts to help Colombo: Beijing

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The shadows over global growth recovery are long

The developing economies have to prepare for tighter financial conditions and spillovers from geopolitical volatility

The Hindu

Beyond boats, beef and Bali: Albanese's unfinished business with Indonesia

Indonesia may be the world’s fourth most populous nation – with more than 270 million people – but Australian news coverage of it typically involves three things: beef, boats and Bali.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka president vows to finish term, won’t run for re-election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite month-slong street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka into its worst-ever economic crisis.

Tribune News Service

Ahead of govt consultation paper launch, RBI deputy governor says CBDCs can kill case for cryptocurrencies

MUMBAI: Ahead of the government coming out with a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies, Reserve Bank deputy governor T Rabi Sankar on Thursday said the soon-to-be-introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can "kill" whatever little case that exists for private virtual currencies like bitcoin.

The Times of India

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Brad Bird proved he was the perfect choice to direct a 'Mission: Impossible' movie with 'Ghost Protocol.'

Inverse

Timeline: The Bolsheviks to Putin: a history of Russian defaults

In 1918, Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky told Western creditors aghast at the Bolsheviks' repudiation of Russia's external debt: "Gentlemen, you were warned."

Reuters

Tunisian Union Announces National Strike in June

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union on Tuesday called a national public strike for June after the government refused to increase wages, an escalation that may hinder the government's efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund. Tunisia faces a serious financial crisis and is seeking a $4 billion loan…

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Why Young Protesters in Sri Lanka Are Wary of Traditional Politics

Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst economic crises in recent decades, triggering public anger and mass protests, which have fostered unity across ethnic and religious lines.

The Times of India

Forex reserves rise $4.23 billion to $597.51 billion: RBI

MUMBAI: India's forex reserves increased by $4.23 billion to $597.509 billion for the week ended May 20 on the back of a high accretion of core currency assets, according to RBI data.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka PM stresses urgency for economic reform plan

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says that he will quickly prepare an economic reform program and seek approval from the International Monetary Fund

France 24

Davos 2022: IMF chief says food export bans 'only making crisis worse'

This year's World Economic Forum in Davos has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and its implications on the global economy. With the drop in grain exports from the region, concern is growing over a looming food crisis. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Kate Moody spoke to IMF Managing Director…

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Al Jazeera

Value of Lebanese pound drops to all-time low

The black market rate, widely used across the country, now sits at 35,600 to the US dollar.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Pound Trades at Record Low of 35,000 to the Dollar

Lebanon's pound traded at a record low of more than 35,000 to the dollar on Thursday, according to currency exchange platforms and traders, as divisions within a newly-elected parliament fuel concerns political paralysis will worsen the country's financial crisis, Reuters reported. The legislature elected on May 15 has yet to…

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Security Council Calls for Swift Formation of New Government in Lebanon

The 15 members of the UN Security Council called on Wednesday for the quick formation of a new inclusive government in Lebanon and the urgent implementation of previously outlined tangible reforms, including the swift adoption of an appropriate budget for 2022. The swift formation of a new cabinet “would enable…

Reuters

IMF's Georgieva: 'Trend of fragmentation is strong'

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday said she worries less about the risk that the war in Ukraine and a further slowdown in China might trigger a global recession than she does about the strength of the trend toward economic and political fragmentation.

France 24

Davos 2022: IMF chief Georgieva urges action on food crisis

The world is facing its worst food crisis in history. Millions of tonnes of wheat are stuck in Ukraine, worsening an already precarious situation for many countries that depend on exports from the region. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva tells FRANCE 24 Business Editor Kate Moody that only "very strong…

Reuters

Sri Lanka prime minister retains finance minister portfolio

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president's office announced on Wednesday, and will lead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout for the crisis-hit nation.

Daily Mirror

Global economy faces 'biggest test since the Second World War', expert warns

Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, said food and energy prices are squeezing households around the world - and central banks are tightening monetary policy to rein in inflation

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